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Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Just past the gate at an entrance to the Texas Capitol, a large monument honoring the soldiers of the Confederacy looms, with towering statues and an inscription that reads, “Died for state rights guaranteed under the Constitution.” It is one of seven Confederate memorials on the Texas Capitol grounds alone. There are over 2,000 Confederate symbols from monuments to building names in public spaces nationwide, more than a century and a half after the Civil War ended slavery, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The movement to remove Confederate monuments and depictions of historical figures who mistreated Native Americans became part of the national reckoning over racial injustice following George Floyd’s death last year in Minneapolis. While many have been removed or torn down by protesters it’s proven difficult to remove those that remain.

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